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Letters .Patent No. 78,584, dated January 21, 1868. l i" IMPROVED OLOTHES-WRINGER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERTI:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. DOUGLS, of Richmond, county of Chittenden, and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Wringers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact'description oi' the same, 'reference being had to the annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making part of this specification, in whichv" Figurel-is a frontview of the wringer attached to a table.

Figure 2 is o. side view. i

Figure 3 is a. plan view or" spring and spring-rod.

Figure 4 is an end view of the tilting and drip-boards.

Figure 5 is an end view of the upright, showing how a portion ci' the mechanism has its bearing, and also the arrangement o f ratchet-plate which retains the leverthat-rcgulates the pressure-of the rollers.

The nature of my invention consists in arranging, in uprights which are attached to a table, tub, or washingniachine, a bevelled-faced lever and follower, incombinntion with two wringing-rollers. The lever and follower are bevelled from their centres toward their ends. The great advantage of this arrangement is, that it enables l the wringing-rollers to readily accommodate themselves to articles of uneven thickness, and still bear with the same pressure throughout their entirclength.

My invention also consists in a novel arrangement of lever, spring, 'ratchet, and pawl, in combination with a rod and lever, whereby the pressure can be regulatednt pleasure, andthe wringing-rollers arefthuspermitted to readily accommodate themselves to articles of the finest as well as of the heavier and coarser quality.

My inven-tioualso consists in arrangingy below-the wringinguollers a 'tilting andrdrip-board, which are nearly'triangular Ain shape, and operate sofasto form,.ns it were, u reversible trough,l whereby the water liberated by the action of the rollers is discharged into a vessel, on whichever side of thewringer the operator may elect.

To enable others skilled in thc art to make andi-use myfinvventioml. will proceed to describe-its construction 'and operation.

A is a. wash-table, which is supported on suitable legs, a a. About midway of the table are rmly secured two uprights, B B. These uprights, B B, are slotted in their upper ends, as shown at 15,'ig. 6. In these slots I; b workthe wringing-rollers and follower. C C are tubs, which are placedon the table A, and receive all the water liberated by the action of the Wringer. In the slots Z1 b of the uprights B B work the follower-e and the wringing-rollers d and rl. To the upper end of one of these uprights, B, there is hinged the lever-D, which works in a slot in the uppel` portion of the other upright, B. To the free end of the lever D thereis firmly secured arod, E, which passes down `'through the lever F, and has attached to its lower end a spring, e. This lever,` F, has its bearing in a metallic support,f, which is attached to the end of a stationary lever, G, which is firmly secured to the uprights B B. In the otheruprights, B B, there is, inaddition to theslotb, a lower slot, b. In' one of those slots, b', works the free end of the 'lever To the lever F is attached aA stationary pawl, which gears in a ratchet-plate, y, arranged ou the edge of the slot b, asclearly shown in g. 5. By means of this ratchet-plate and pawl, the lever F, which regulates the pressure of the wringing-rollers, and by which the degree of pressure can be readily regulated -at pleasure, is securely held at any desired point. v Immediately below thewringing-mechanism is attached a stationary drip-board, H. Above this board II is a tilting-board, I, which works on the board H, and can readily be turned so as to form, in connection with the same, an angular trough on either side of the wringer. Immediately above the board I is arranged the wringing-roller d, which is covered with rubber or other suitable material. Through this roller, olfpasses the crank-rod g. This crankrod'g has its bearings in the uprights B B, and has attached to its outer end a crank,f, having a handle, fz. Immediately above the roller ci' is the roller cl', which is in every way similar in construction to the roller di This roller, c,`alsc has a rod passing through and projecting sufficiently far .beyond the ends of the roller to Above the ends of this slot, and also working in the slots b I1, are arranged two loose blocks. These blocks form seats or rests for the follower c. It will be observed, by reference to iig. 1, that thelever D and follower'c areboth bevelled, the bevel extending from lthe centre in eachdirection, so that the only point of contact is at' theirimmediate centre. v

The operation is as follows The articles are placed between the rollers d and d. The lever is then drawn down until the desired degree of pressure is attained, when the pawl is caused to engage in the ratchet-plate g, which retains the lever in position. Motion is then imparted to themaehineby means of the crank fl; the water liberated by the action of the rollers falling von the tiltinogf and drip-board H I, and from thence passing to rfthe tub C. Simply by turning the roller z',.on the end of-the shaft which passes through the tilting-board I, the direction of the liberated water is entirely changed.

It will be observed that when clothes of uneven thickness are placed, between the rollers d and d', the bevelling ofthe lever D and follower c will readily allow the rollers to so accommodate themselves to the same, that the pressure will be exactly the same at every point throughout their entire surface, their angular centres jpermitting the lever and follower to act on the principle of the hingedjoint.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatl claim therein as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is i l. Regulating the pressure of the wringing-rollers d and d by means ofthe levers D and F, rod E, 'und spring e, when the same are combined and arranged substantially as described.

2. I claim, in combination with the above,V the tilting and drain-boards Hand I, when the same are con-- structed and arranged substantiallyas described. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

WM. s.` DOUGLAS.

Witnesses:

S. W. HATCH, HENRY ALDRICH. 

